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Mood:
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- Obsessive QuestPsychologicalHaunted By the PastDangerDeadlyEscapadesLife is a BitchMind and Soul more...
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- MysteryThrillerDramaFantasySci-Fi
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- 20th Century70s
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The Mothman Prophecies, 2002
English
USA
Profile of The Mothman Prophecies
The mood of The Mothman Prophecies is atmospheric, suspenseful, and mind bending. The plot centers around an obsessive quest, being haunted by the past, and psychological motives. It is a thriller, mystery, and drama movie. Stylistically, The Mothman Prophecies involves twists and turns. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It takes place, at least partly, in a small town. The Mothman Prophecies is set in West Virginia and Washington DC. It happens in the 20th century. It is originally a true story and based on a book.
Summary of The Mothman Prophecies
Driving South to Richmond, Washington Post reporter John Klein (Richard Gere) finds himself unexpectedly way off course--in the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia--knocking on the door of Gordon and Denise Smallwood (Tom Patton and Lucinda Jenney). Gordon is irate. This is the third night in a row that Klein has knocked on his door at 2 a.m. When Sgt. Connie Parker (Laura Linney) arrives to investigate, Klein discovers this is just one of many strange events occurring in the town. With Parker's help, Klein investigates. Soon, he becomes convinced that some catastrophe is about to occur.
In THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, scriptwriter Richard Hatem and director Mark Pellington play upon the strange events that reportedly occurred in Point Pleasant in the mid-1960s. As in ARLINGTON ROAD, Pellington makes great use of a restless, prowling camera and ominous sound effects provided by sound editor Kelly Cabral, sound mixer Pud Cusack (she also worked on ARLINGTON ROAD), and sound designer Claude Letessier. Pellington gets fine performances from Gere, Linney, Patton, Alan Bates as a paranormal investigator, and Debra Messing--striking in the too-small role of Klein's wife--before he produces a spectacular final sequence.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 25 January 2002 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
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as John Klein
as Connie Mills
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